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Polish presidential challenger urges boycott of May vote, halts campaign
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 29, 2020 08:53pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Mar 29, 2020 10:25am |
| Description | WARSAW (Reuters) - The main Polish opposition candidate running for president called on Sunday for a boycott of the country’s May election due to the coronavirus and completely suspended her campaign, adding to doubts about whether the vote will go ahead as planned.
The ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party has so far defied calls to postpone the May 10 election, infuriating the opposition by introducing postal voting rules less than six months before the vote in a move branded unconstitutional by critics.
“Let’s boycott these elections. Poles stay home, your life is the most important thing,” Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska, the presidential candidate of the center right Civic Platform (PO) party, told reporters, calling on other candidates to suspend their campaigns.
Her appeal followed protests from numerous mayors, who have said it will be impossible to hold the vote safely in May. |
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